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Direct-current stimulation of non-union and congenital pseudarthrosis. Exploration of its clinical application

Brighton et al., 1975

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15355033887166453924
Author
Brighton C
Friedenberg Z
Zemsky L
Pollis P
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Based on the response of bone to electrical current in previous studies, an exploratory clinical study of the effect of electrical current on non-union and congenital pseudarthrosis was performed. Constant direct current of ten to twenty microamperes was applied to twenty …
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